What We Do

Grassroots Grantmaking

No one understands Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods better than the residents living in them. Each neighborhood is unique and unless we hear from the residents, we cannot fully understand how to address their challenges and aspirations.

The purpose of the Grassroots Grantmaking Committee (GGC) is to create an empowered community of change agents. Through the GGC, Neighborhood Allies coordinates and connects grassroots leaders in our target neighborhoods to each other and to available resources, so that their long-term efforts lead to visible, resident-led change. The GGC provides a way for leaders to exchange information, develop ideas and strategies, and access tools to implement community change actions. The GGC makes decisions about the Love My Neighbor! grant recipients.